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In the last five stories of Ramadan, I wanted to cover a range of stories and women from across Muslim history. Read More »

The women in this article are prolific writers, aḥadīth scholars and Islamic jurists, and each one of them imparted education for the betterment of their societies. Read More »

A surge of the sanctimonious. A pandemic of self-righteousness, if you prefer; and that too one that seemingly peaks to its most destructive during the month of Ramaḍān. Manifestations of which include the thinly veiled ahems of “Ramaḍān *cough* Muslim” when a brother decides to start frequenting the masjid for all five of the obligatory prayers. Read More »

So, this Ramadan has been my first Ramadan in seven years where I have not been pregnant or breastfeeding. I did both back to back, without any “down” time in between my kids where I wasn’t doing either, because I nursed for two years and had my three kids roughly 2 and a 1/2 years apart. Wow. Like, wow, I forgot how easy this was when you don’t have a baby in your womb or taking its life-force from you. Read More »

Allāh [swt] makes it easy for us to stay away from bad deeds in this month. He facilitates doing good deeds and freeing ourselves from the fire in this month and especially in the last ten nights and even more especially in the last five odd nights. Allāh [swt] frees more people from the Fire in this month than in any other. Read More »

This article pays tribute to those women from modern Muslim history, whose resistances were more disturbing and the afflictions they faced more harrowing than any we can imagine today. Read More »

Most people want to do Qiyām -ul-Layl – night prayer – during the last ten nights of Ramaḍān. This year, the night is only about three or four hours because we sleep at 12 or 1 AM after tarāwīḥ and we wake up at 4 AM for suḥūr. Read More »

The stories in this article are of women whose love and faith in Allāh was so strong that it built in them a strength of mind and courage that was exemplary for the men and women in their times and for generations to come. Here, we focus on powerful women in the battle-field and behind the field. Read More »

Ramadan planning for mothers is often difficult since so much of their time is dedicated to others. The distractions can be overwhelming -- between taking care of one’s family, one’s home, and especially if she works outside the house! Read More »

Ramadan Prep is a 10-day online program to get us ready for this blessed month. Read More »